I’m purchasing a pre-owned car, isn’t a Carfax report all I need?
Carfax relies on the State DMV’s and the insurance industry for their information. Carfax has no way of tracking a vehicle other than these institutions. They do not have the maintenance history or the history of any damage not turned into an insurance claim. Carfax can tell you if the car you’re looking at has been totaled and has a salvage title, how many previous owners it has had, if there is a record of odometer rollback, if a police report was made, if it has been in an accident where an insurance company was used. We know your car, and we know what to look for in terms of potential problem areas. With a Pre-Purchase Inspection it allows you that extra negotiating leverage with the seller. **THEFT RECOVERY. Did you know the VIN number can be changed through the DMW! Let’s say the doors, hood and various parts of the car (which have the VIN # on them) were stolen. The DMV can change the VIN number. Should these parts happen to show up, the DMV will want to know where they were fou
